Chance at CIT, out of curiosity

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>UW GPA: 4.00/4.00
W GPA: 5.60/6.00
SAT I: 2250 (800 M, 730 CR, 720 W)
SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math IIC
APs: Physics B (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC, Physics C: Mech & E/M, Macroecon, Microecon</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Church Youth Group (Teen leader, 9-12), Marching Band (10-12), Jazz Band (11,12), Pep Band (9,10), Wind Ensemble/Concert Band (9-12), Self-taught guitar, Composition/Arrangements (1 comp, 5 arrangements), some work with Python, Boys' State over summer of '12</p>

<p>Volunteering: Various activities through youth group such as car wash fundraisers, christmas parties for underprivileged, road clean-ups, etc. (~100 hours), free band concerts (25 hours), etc. band activites (10 hours)</p>

<p>Work experience: Self-employed SAT tutor (4 hrs/week at height of work)</p>

<p>Awards:
- GWU SEAS Medal of Engineering (11th grade, highest average in math and science out of junior class)
- William H. Breen Boys' State Scholarship (two people in state, including me, awarded)
- National Merit Commended
- Typical Principal's List/Honor Roll stuff</p>

<p>Other:
Intended Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Location: NJ
Income bracket: ~$80,000
Not getting interviewed</p>

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<p>I actually changed my mind: I will get interviewed, but I have not gotten interviewed yet.</p>

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<p>Grades: 10/10
Test Scores: 8.5/10 (SAT Math section is good, but overall score could be a little higher)
EC’s: 7/10 - Your music activities are good, but you don’t seem to be part of any math or science clubs. CIT cares a lot about interest in math and science, especially for a major as rigorous as ECE.
Volunteering: You have interesting volunteer experiences, but they won’t get much attention from adcom unless you write about them in a supplement essay. No rating due to irrelevance.
Work Experience: 4/10 - Many ECE applicants have done research, science camps, governors school, or science fairs. You don’t seem to have any of those, so keep that in mind.
Awards: 6/10 - Decent awards, but I don’t think they’ll help you that much</p>

<p>At the moment, I’d say ECE is still a mid to low reach. Make sure you apply to other colleges at CMU to increase your chances of getting in.</p>

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<p>Well if I don’t get into CIT I’m probably not going anyway, since I want to do engineering and don’t want the hassle of trying to transfer in when I might not even be able to.</p>